Chapter 391: A Night Fright, No Help for the Dying
The night breeze was slightly cool. The wholesale market was in the suburbs. Apart from them and the occasional passing vehicles, there was not even a sound. Even the meowing of wild cats could be heard clearly. If Zhang Baiyan had not been by her side, Zhang Wanwan would have been unable to stay there.
At this moment, the loading worker got off the truck and walked towards Zhang Wanwan. "Boss, we have loaded all the stuff. Is there anything else you want to load?"
Zhang Wanwan shook her head and said apologetically, "I'm sorry to bother you with overtime work so late at night. You can use this hundred yuan to have some midnight snack."
The loading workers were not employees of the food supplier. They were also hired and were waiting here late at night for shipment. Zhang Wanwan knew that it was not easy for them to make money, so she was more generous to them.
One hundred dollars was a windfall for the two men, and after they took the money, they smiled more deeply and said a lot of nice things before driving away in the truck.
Zhang Baiyan was just about to close the back door of the truck, but before he got close, he heard a clanging sound.
His body stiffened, and he turned back with a serious expression, looking at Zhang Wanwan and asked, "What is that? A wild cat?"
Zhang Wanwan shook her head, frowned, walked forward, pulled Zhang Baiyan, and knocked hard on the truck compartment twice. When she heard no sound, she followed Zhang Baiyan to the left and right sides of the truck respectively and locked the doors of the compartment at the same time.
Zhang Wanwan was relieved now. She dusted off her hands and smiled at Zhang Boyan, "Okay, everything is fine now. Let's go back."
Zhang Baiyan also wanted to laugh, but he was always thinking about what had just happened, so his smile was very forced.
On the way back, Zhang Wanwan saw that Zhang Baiyan didn't say a word, so she tried every means to tell jokes to make him happy. When they were almost in Qingpu, Zhang Baiyan finally smiled and looked much more relaxed. Unexpectedly, there was another clanging sound in the trunk of the car.
Now both of them changed their expressions and no longer dared to hold on to any luck.
Zhang Baiyan parked the car on the side of the road. He looked at the wilderness and felt a little confused. He asked Zhang Wanwan, "Do you think a stray cat might have run up there to steal food?"
Zhang Wanwan shook her head. "A wild cat can't make such a noise, unless it's a group of wild cats. That's impossible!"
They just heard one or two cat meows at most in the wholesale market. One or two is normal, but a group is absolutely nonsense.
"What could that be?" Zhang Baiyan asked tremblingly, his face turning pale. Thinking of some demons and monsters, he was so scared that he couldn't move his legs.
Zhang Wanwan's face didn't look good either, but she didn't think about those messy aspects. She pondered and said, "Why don't we call the police! No matter what's inside, we should call the police."
"Yes, yes, call the police!" Zhang Baiyan said as he was about to take out his cell phone.
"No, don't call the police!" A ghost-like voice came out, and the brother and sister suddenly widened their eyes and shouted in unison: "Ghost! Help!"
The two hugged each other tightly and looked at the van with trembling eyes. The movement inside was now more obvious.
In the end, Zhang Baiyan mustered up the courage to open the door of the container.
As soon as the door opened, a big guy rolled out, which made the brother and sister even more scared.
Zhang Baiyan stammered, "Why do you buy food and give someone away?"
Zhang Wanwan went up to take a look and saw that the man was injured. She said solemnly, "I don't know when he got into our car. Brother, I think we should not cause any trouble. It's better to just leave him here and go."
Judging from the man's clothes and the tattoos on his arms, he is obviously a gangster. You don't want to mess with such people.
The third brother, who was about to faint, woke up angrily after hearing Zhang Wanwan's words. He gritted his teeth and cursed, "Women have the most vicious hearts! I'm already injured, and you still want to throw me on the side of the road!"
Zhang Wanwan glanced at him under the streetlight and shook her head, saying, "You don't look like you're going to die. We can definitely contact someone to save you. We're just ordinary people and can't afford to offend the underworld. We've already done our best by bringing you here."
The third brother laughed angrily and uttered a few words with difficulty, "Then please help me make another call for help, I don't have my phone with me."
Seeing the third brother's expression as if he wanted to eat Zhang Wanwan, Zhang Baiyan glared at him and protected Zhang Wanwan behind him.
Zhang Wanwan did not refuse and asked, "Please tell me your phone number."
The third brother read out a string of mobile phone numbers, and the other party picked up soon. Zhang Wanwan said without thinking, "Hello, someone is injured here. I called you. This is XXX section of Qingpu suburbs. There is a gas station not far away. He is hiding in the grass on the barren hill beside the road. I've brought the message. Please come and pick him up. We are leaving now."
"etc."
A familiar voice came from the phone, and after hearing just two words, Zhang Wanwan was stunned as if she was electrocuted.
Leng Ziyue on the other end of the phone covered his chest and frowned, "Wait for me, I'll go pick them up right away."
After hanging up the phone, Leng Ziyue's eyes flashed with confusion. Thinking of the injured third brother, he quickly put those thoughts aside, endured the discomfort, gritted his teeth, located the place Zhang Wanwan mentioned, and rushed over quickly.
Zhang Wanwan and the others who were still waiting on the side of the road simply found a rock to sit down and looked at the dying Third Brother. Zhang Wanwan pretended to be casual and asked, "Is the person you asked me to call for help just now your friend? I didn't mean any other purpose, I was just afraid that the other party couldn't find this place. Also, if I don't want to wait anymore and leave early, I have to confirm whether you will die here."
Obviously, these words were caring, but coming out of her mouth, they sounded so annoying. The third brother rolled his eyes speechlessly, covered his wound and said weakly: "Then I really have to thank you. If you were really so kind, you wouldn't have left me here!"
"Then what do you want? How about I take you to the hospital?" Zhang Wanwan stood up and asked with her hands on her hips.
Zhang Baiyan quickly pulled her hand and signaled her to speak more politely. This was a gangster. What if he held a grudge?
Zhang Wanwan didn't care. She followed Zhang Baiyan's instructions and sat down again. She said venomously, "I don't think you are a good person. It's not your fault that you went astray, but it's wrong to cause trouble for others, especially for your relatives and friends. I tell you."
Before Zhang Wanwan could finish her words, an SUV suddenly stopped behind them.
The three of them fell silent and looked over holding their breath.
When that familiar figure got out of the car, Zhang Wanwan's nose suddenly felt sore and she wanted to cry, but the scoundrel on the ground actually cried before her, "Boss, you came to save me!"
Leng Ziyue quickly walked to the third brother, checked him, and asked seriously, "Who hurt you? Where's the second brother?"
The third brother replied aggrievedly: "The second brother drove the car to lead those people away and abandoned me halfway. He said it was too troublesome to take me with him."
(End of this chapter)
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